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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns or his refusal to disclose them. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. sessions: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: madam president, i know my colleague, the democratic assistant leader, is here and i'll make a budget point of order now so -- because i understand he would be objecting. madam president, the pending amendment number 2789 offered by the senator from washington would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the authorizing committee section 302-a allocation of the new budget authority and outlays. therefore, it violates the budget
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns or his refusal to disclose them. madam president, i...
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he wants to be president of the united states. but the "wall street journal" -- i thought they said it wonderfully -- which is we conservatives aren't angry at these people, that 47% of the population that are on government benefits. we don't look at them as the problem. they are victims. they are victims of bad economic policies that over the past decade have caused -- have caused this economy to drop. and our job as conservatives is to turn the economy around and make americans less dependent on the federal government. not because we resent those people who have to get help, like scott brown in massachusetts said growing up, his family needed assistance. growing up, my family needed assistance. and that's what kristol gets here, that mitt romney doesn't get. that's what the "wall street journal" editorial page gets that mitt romney doesn't get. and that is that guys like my dad who were unemployed for a year-and-a-half and couldn't find a job, they were voting nixon and they were voting the straight republican ticket and they we
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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier today.lose them. the senate is back at 2:15. here on c-span, the senate -- the house gavels back in. over two dozen bills on the agenda today, including one honoring the diplomats killed in libya, in benghazi last week, and the re-authorization today of the federal emergency management agency. live coverage here on c-span at 2:00 p.m. eastern. host: the chair of the hamilton county, ohio, democratic party, tim. in cincinnati. and the republican party chair, alexander, from hamilton county. and from columbus, ohio, is jim, the political correspon
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier...
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states. the court said he tried to conceal the murder of a british businessman committed by the wife of one of the nation's most senior politician. the verdict is due in about 10 days. >> in the capital of afghanistan, a feeble suicide bomber has killed at least 12 people, most of them foreigners. the clip claiming responsibility said it was a reaction -- the group claiming responsibility said it was reaction to a film that was blasphemous to islam. >> this is the single deadliest incident connected to that film so far. >> little remains of the car the attacker used tear ran into a small bus on its way to the airport. most of the passengers were pilots for an international air cargo company. >> the foreigners killed in this attack or of russian and south african nationality. >> shortly after the explosion, a radical islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the bomber was a 20-year- old afghan woman. a spokesperson said the attack was retaliation for the anti- islam video, "
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states have played in the middle. have you jump in here and go back to after a short break and after that your break we'll continue our discussion on anti-american violence in the muslim world state or. any. story. to. wealthy british science. sometimes. markets finance scandals find out what's really happening to the global economy with max kaiser for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on r g. to. welcome a toronto about to mind you we're talking about and tell us protests sweeping the muslim world. ok see if i go back to you in seattle in our discussion here i don't hear enough about drones the palestine issue in america american troops western troops in the muslim world why does western media keep skipping that are not going in too much depth on those three topics. exactly i think i think the western media right now is going through a process of redefining the issue by putting the focus on discussions that i think are not very pertinent dealing with freedom of expressi
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states have played in the middle east. i would jump in here and go back to after a short break and after that your break we'll continue our discussion on anti-american violence in the muslim world state are. going. to. download the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. to watch. you need. there are many ways to go nuts. if you have. to be really rich or famous. you can snatch some nuts from the forest. is too much to fight. back to basics to see. if. the evening. emission free accreditation free in-store chargers free arrangement free. free studio time free. floating. free media. dot com. if you. still. want to. welcome back to rostock you know about the mind you were talking about and tell us protests sweeping the muslim world. and it. started. ok michael back to you in seattle in our discussion here i don't hear enough about drones the palestine issue an american american to western troops in the muslim world why does western media keep skipping that or not going to much depth on those three top
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if united states writ large or a us policy this is in response to a video that is offensive but that's a claim no one is buying it ministration wants us to believe it's not the administration's policies that have generated this behavior it's this one idiotic piece of so-called film which is about out there for two months and the question the us media keep asking why do so many millions of hate the usa but the answers they're getting are the answers very few in the us want to hear if your point one thing that makes some muslims hate the usa would be. hypocrisy over democracy. while america the government now preaches democracy it has propped up authoritarian leaders but that's not the only accusation of hypocrisy that washington is facing there's also u.s. policy makers failure to condemn the violence when it suits their goals like the numerous terrorist attacks in syria washington seems to approve of them as long as they are targeting supporters of the government or another act of violence a rebel mob executing colonel qadhafi the u.s. secretary of state cheered at the news came we saw
if united states writ large or a us policy this is in response to a video that is offensive but that's a claim no one is buying it ministration wants us to believe it's not the administration's policies that have generated this behavior it's this one idiotic piece of so-called film which is about out there for two months and the question the us media keep asking why do so many millions of hate the usa but the answers they're getting are the answers very few in the us want to hear if your point...
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been i mean should they be beholden to the united states for helping them get democracy because we see this anti-american sentiment how do you explain that you know so what you have is a movement and certainly among the younger generation where people want their dignity they want their freedom they want something of a more representative government and they want him a modern state i mean that's that's at least during the positive side there are other people who see this upheaval as a chance to to impose a kind of religious puritanism islamism and salafi ism on the broad population so that they can control it from the top only do they want to be dictators of the old fashioned sort of the religious to caters like the taliban and so you've got this competition going on right now and it is it seems to me that a time of the upheaval like this what you really need is major powers like the united states russia and the european union to play a responsible role to try to guide these movements into a more stable and democratic future and of course are going to have appeal to people who are going
been i mean should they be beholden to the united states for helping them get democracy because we see this anti-american sentiment how do you explain that you know so what you have is a movement and certainly among the younger generation where people want their dignity they want their freedom they want something of a more representative government and they want him a modern state i mean that's that's at least during the positive side there are other people who see this upheaval as a chance to...
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states the palestinian authority is calling for the united states to apologize over this form and we here in the same kind of court come from the how must prime minister ismail haniya he says that the fall must be removed and that washington needs to apologize to the arab and islamic world for the offense that it caused demonstrations continue for the third consecutive day in the pakistani city of karachi here hundreds of protesters continue to march they are holding up banners they continue to oppose the state slogans warning before we american ambassador to pakistan and other countries in the region to be expelled immediately we are also seeing hundreds of protesters taking to the streets and i can stand the city of peshawar here the police fired tear gas rubber bullets and also used baton is to disperse the crowd as they came close to the american embassy we're keeping an eye on we've been on the way we've seen the greatest number of protesters take to the streets so far in this week long show of protest and demonstrations yesterday monday at least one hundred thousand protesters
states the palestinian authority is calling for the united states to apologize over this form and we here in the same kind of court come from the how must prime minister ismail haniya he says that the fall must be removed and that washington needs to apologize to the arab and islamic world for the offense that it caused demonstrations continue for the third consecutive day in the pakistani city of karachi here hundreds of protesters continue to march they are holding up banners they continue to...
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maybe in the united states it would be so green in headlines across the united states across the world i mean you know it's and an army to completely ignore this story. largely ignored and we we would have heard in this scenario you're giving we would have heard all about the people that were killed all of their families we never hear about the afghan families you know these women these families that will now be deprived of their mothers are and you know what when they went to the governor's this is lockman province in eastern afghanistan over the weekend they went to the governor's office their chance in death to america it's it's possible that these people didn't hate america prior to us killing them but i think what you have to understand it it's not just general coziness between the elite media in our country and the military in the foreign policy establishment in the end at the beginning of the invasion of afghanistan memos were sent out by the bosses at c.n.n. to all of the anchors and the reporters to play down any civilian casualty and when those memos were leaked to the washin
maybe in the united states it would be so green in headlines across the united states across the world i mean you know it's and an army to completely ignore this story. largely ignored and we we would have heard in this scenario you're giving we would have heard all about the people that were killed all of their families we never hear about the afghan families you know these women these families that will now be deprived of their mothers are and you know what when they went to the governor's...
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>> when you are president of the united states, you are president of all the people. not just the people who voted for you. >> you've got to look at what the guy has talked about through the whole campaign. he believes that every american has to have skin in the game. has to have a stake. and he doesn't want what the president wants works i is a bigger, more bloated government that's taking more people's money and being more oppressive on people's lives. he wants to empower individuals through sacrifice and opportunity to get their lives as date as they can and be make america greater. >> the real story behind these comments is what is behind it is president obama's very deliberate attempt to do class warfare as part of his campaign strategy. it's president obama who has decided to divide the electorate down those levels. >> i get the general feeling that with more and more people becoming dependent on government, that by next july we could perhaps be so -- it will be dependence day, not independence day. this is not something i am just feeling alone. >> oh, come on.
>> when you are president of the united states, you are president of all the people. not just the people who voted for you. >> you've got to look at what the guy has talked about through the whole campaign. he believes that every american has to have skin in the game. has to have a stake. and he doesn't want what the president wants works i is a bigger, more bloated government that's taking more people's money and being more oppressive on people's lives. he wants to empower...
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that is what unites states has been doing as well. i do not think that can bring about a fundamental change. we will not able to deploy our own military to protect. an inability to protect embassies will affect our ability to continue to deploy them in these countries and it will affect the economic features of the countries concerned. >> what they may be seeing regarding the very changes in the middle east is the assumption of the threats on host countries -- [indiscernible] that could have implications for security policies. >> we will see. i think you may find these events are reminder to host countries responsibilities. >> we have to be cleared differentiating between regimes and those like the libyan authorities where the will was there to try to help with the capabilities were not. -- while the capabilities or not. i think they want to meet those responsibilities as part of overcoming the legacy they have on the gadhafi regime. we have to be clear from different -- that kind of situation from something like iran. >> in that case
that is what unites states has been doing as well. i do not think that can bring about a fundamental change. we will not able to deploy our own military to protect. an inability to protect embassies will affect our ability to continue to deploy them in these countries and it will affect the economic features of the countries concerned. >> what they may be seeing regarding the very changes in the middle east is the assumption of the threats on host countries -- [indiscernible] that could...
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there's still this enormous interest in education, and i'm hoping that with the united states lifting sanctions now that burma can move ahead, but, you know, aung san s uh-huh kyi, which my sources tell me is going to have dinner with three presidents, president obama, clinton, and george w. bush. is is really a historic visit. it's unprecedented. >> there are many who -- in myanmar, or burma, and other places who would hope that she would have the posture of being a president herself. >> it's impossible because under the present constitution, which was a rigged election, nobody who has a member of a family with a foreign passport can run for president, so as a constitution stands right now, aung san suu kyi has two sons that have a passport, so she can't -- you can't change the constitution because the military holds 25% of the seats. she's in a tight position, and she's walking a tight rope. >> fascinating discussion, fascinating documentary. thank you so much for your time. >> reply pleasure. thank you. >> we're iffing to check the day on wall street. stocks got a boost from good n
there's still this enormous interest in education, and i'm hoping that with the united states lifting sanctions now that burma can move ahead, but, you know, aung san s uh-huh kyi, which my sources tell me is going to have dinner with three presidents, president obama, clinton, and george w. bush. is is really a historic visit. it's unprecedented. >> there are many who -- in myanmar, or burma, and other places who would hope that she would have the posture of being a president herself....
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and i didn't know-i no longer belonged in my own life back in the united states. so, i very quickly decided that i was going to figure out a way to get rid of the nightmares. i was going to try to figure out where, where i fit in this thing called family. and i started using drugs. i ended up homeless. i did that on and off for about 3 years. i finally ended up at my local va, where i went into their substance abuse program. i abused, anything that was amphetamine like cocaine, methamphetamines. you name it, i pretty much did it-anything to get rid of kinda what i was feeling. i was also a self-mutilator. it allowed me to feel some kind of emotion, some kind of pain, i guess, it was the inward pain that i couldn't express i was able to do outwardly. and i eventually ended up in a substance abuse program. i then found out that i had chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. i ended up in the program for that and 5 weeks into my program, i left the program and i started using again. i ended up getting involved in solicitation. i was homeless again, living out of my ca
and i didn't know-i no longer belonged in my own life back in the united states. so, i very quickly decided that i was going to figure out a way to get rid of the nightmares. i was going to try to figure out where, where i fit in this thing called family. and i started using drugs. i ended up homeless. i did that on and off for about 3 years. i finally ended up at my local va, where i went into their substance abuse program. i abused, anything that was amphetamine like cocaine,...
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as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. to divide our great country and divide the american people. i will not divide this nation. we don't want to divide america, we want to reunite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended what he said on the leaked tape. >> i recognize that those people who are not paying income tax are going to say gosh, this provision that mitt keeps talking about lowering income taxes, that's not going to be real attractive to them and those that are dependent upon government and those that think government's job is to redistribute, i'm not going to get them. i know there's a divide in the country about that view. i know some believe that government should take from some to give to the others. i think the president makes it clear in the tape that was released today that that's what he believes. i think that's an entirely foreign concept. >> t
as i have seen the president do over these past several months, i will not divide the united states of america but instead, bring us together. he divides us. he tries to divide america, tear america apart. to divide our great country and divide the american people. i will not divide this nation. we don't want to divide america, we want to reunite america. >> mitt romney over the course of the campaign. today he went on fox news where he defended what he said on the leaked tape. >> i...
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states. this border crossing at eagle pass, texas is on alert and residents of the sleepy border city have been warned to call police if they see strangers. mexican prosecutors say the escapees, including many members of violent drug cartels, dug a tunnel through the prison's workshop. while a great escape through a tunnel may remind you of the "shawshank redemption," in this case it wasn't just one escapee. all 129 squeezed one by one through an opening a few feet wide. they used ropes and electric cables to pull themselves to the guard tower where they tied up the guard. next they cut the chain link fence that stood between them and freedom and ran for it. authorities think the tunnel had been around a few months and doubt the inmates dug it without anyone knowing. in fact, police have detained the prison director and a dozen guards suspecting this escape was an "inside job." tonight, mexican special forces are working to put the escapees back there. ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> now we
states. this border crossing at eagle pass, texas is on alert and residents of the sleepy border city have been warned to call police if they see strangers. mexican prosecutors say the escapees, including many members of violent drug cartels, dug a tunnel through the prison's workshop. while a great escape through a tunnel may remind you of the "shawshank redemption," in this case it wasn't just one escapee. all 129 squeezed one by one through an opening a few feet wide. they used...
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. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a crucial visit. he met with the future chinese president and on the agenda, the american military build up in asia, which china sees as a direct threat. and in fact, the relationship between the u.s. and its allies has become one of the bigs issues of 2012. a big sign the president could be losing ground when it comes to foreign policy. we wanted to talk about this poll and stood out to me. take a look at this poll. it shows the president's approval rating on the issue of foreign policy has fallen 12 points among independents. "outfront" tonight, stephanie cutter. appreciate y
. >>> the united states and china appear to be an o collision course. china has promised to investigate today after protesters swarmed u.s. ambassador's car in beijing. he got stuck in a demonstration which was technically taking place over japan's control of islands in the south china sea. it was an image which got a lot of people's attention and caused anxiety given actions we've seen in the middle east. the move in china comes as leon panetta wrapped up a very important visit. a...
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it is only natural that the united states with burma should have some impact on the united states relations with china. i do not think that our relations with the united states would impact, to a certain degree, on our relations with china, but i think this could be taken forward in a positive fashion. it does not mean that because of burma is engaging now with the united states that its relations with china should be in any way deteriorating. also, it does not mean that because the united states is engaging with burma, it should be in any way seen as a hostile step to china. we can use our new situation to strengthen relations between all three countries. for us to put it very simply, it would be to our advantage for the united states and china to establish friendly relations. this would help us a great deal. this is what i look forward to. burma has had a good history of preserving friendship with many different countries, following many different ideologies. it was one of the first countries to recognize communist china back in the 1950's. it was also a country which had warmer relations
it is only natural that the united states with burma should have some impact on the united states relations with china. i do not think that our relations with the united states would impact, to a certain degree, on our relations with china, but i think this could be taken forward in a positive fashion. it does not mean that because of burma is engaging now with the united states that its relations with china should be in any way deteriorating. also, it does not mean that because the united...
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but mitt romney does have to make the case why he should be president of the united states. i think he's been able to do that several times but he's got to do it forcefully over the next 48 days. >> there is a new "usa today" gallup poll swing states that finds more than one in five registered voters say they don't know who they're going to vote for or they could change their mind. we've been talking a lot about this very small, some people say six, eight, 10%. what are you going to be looking for over the next seven weeks that's going to tell you whether or not this race could swing one way or another definitively? >> i think you got to look at, you know, key battlegrounds. you know, does the president grow his lead in those key battlegrounds? right now you have national polls, kind of an interesting dynamic. national polls are a bit tighter. but then you look at the certain battleground polls in particular what governor romney needs to win in order to have a path to win. ohio, florida, virginia depending on the polls he is down in all three of them. in ohio in particular.
but mitt romney does have to make the case why he should be president of the united states. i think he's been able to do that several times but he's got to do it forcefully over the next 48 days. >> there is a new "usa today" gallup poll swing states that finds more than one in five registered voters say they don't know who they're going to vote for or they could change their mind. we've been talking a lot about this very small, some people say six, eight, 10%. what are you...
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the longest war in the history of the united states. i have been joined by others, some democrats, some republicans, some liberals, some conservatives who have consistently raised their voices in opposition to the war. today once again i stand here in the aftermath of more senseless killings of americans, not only by taliban forces, but by forces associated with the afghan government. a government we support and are told to trust. it is hard to believe in the midst of a presidential campaign so little is being said about the war. during the republican national convention, nominee mitt romney never once mentioned the war or the troops in his acceptance speech, not even incentives, not a phrase, nothing. as one who has been to afghanistan twice, met with our troops, talked to returning veterans, and been to visit them in the hospital, i find that silence shocking and offensive. i also find offensive the fact that this house of representatives has refused to even debate this issue. when the department of defense authorization bill came to
the longest war in the history of the united states. i have been joined by others, some democrats, some republicans, some liberals, some conservatives who have consistently raised their voices in opposition to the war. today once again i stand here in the aftermath of more senseless killings of americans, not only by taliban forces, but by forces associated with the afghan government. a government we support and are told to trust. it is hard to believe in the midst of a presidential campaign so...
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go long. >> shepard: the number of cases west nile virus across the united states shot up it 20% in the last week. it's getting very serious. this is according to the centers for disease control in atlanta. slowing from earlier this month but that the 2012 outbreak is still on pace to be the worst in nearly a decade. take a look at the states where west nile is hit the hardest. texas right in the middle. you see the red spots. health officials say about 40% of reported cases are in texas and that the virus has killed 134 people across the nation. it's a question of which could -- it's a question which could change christianity as we know it. if you buy it. did jesus christ actually ever get married? religious scholars around the globe are now said to be reexamining that debate because of some writing on a scrap of paper the size of a post it note piece of paper that could be some 1600 years old. it all goes to a harvard professor of early christianity who yesterday unveiled this text. see it here? if real, it would contain the first known dialogue in which jesus allegedly refers -- alle
go long. >> shepard: the number of cases west nile virus across the united states shot up it 20% in the last week. it's getting very serious. this is according to the centers for disease control in atlanta. slowing from earlier this month but that the 2012 outbreak is still on pace to be the worst in nearly a decade. take a look at the states where west nile is hit the hardest. texas right in the middle. you see the red spots. health officials say about 40% of reported cases are in texas...
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that wasn't acted on here in the united states senate. and so unfortunately we are where we are, which is we're going into the election season now. we haven't dealt with the across-the-board cuts, the sequestration, haven't dealt with the issue of taxes going up on january 1 on people who created jobs in this country. and for that reason we have all these government analysts concluding the same thing and that is we are headed for a train wreck. that's what we ought to be focused on, mr. president, right now. and frankly, that's not going to happen unless we get some leadership from the president of the united states. you've got to have the president engaged, involved in these discussions if we're going to try and solve this problem. and i would hope that the leadership here in the united states senate would be a partner to that as well. i know that there are republicans here, we have tried to get votes on ways to replace the sequestration or come up with a substitute for the defense cuts that it includes. we have tried and actually gotten
that wasn't acted on here in the united states senate. and so unfortunately we are where we are, which is we're going into the election season now. we haven't dealt with the across-the-board cuts, the sequestration, haven't dealt with the issue of taxes going up on january 1 on people who created jobs in this country. and for that reason we have all these government analysts concluding the same thing and that is we are headed for a train wreck. that's what we ought to be focused on, mr....
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the united states will not extradite the seven coptic christians living in united states or for that matter the pastor from florida who supported film here to egypt. it shows the hard-line islamists are gaining in this country that really changed over the past 18 months. on tuesday egypt was the very first of this wave of anti-american violence and a number of the organizers at the protests of the american embassy there that ended up tearing down the u.s. flag said not only do they want these people involved in this film arrested, they want them tried under sharia law which could result in the death penalty if they do not repent. the penalty here in egypt would be, could be a prison term if these people are convicted of insulting islam. there is no, there is already precedent here in this country for putting people in jail if they insult islam. someone was convicted in the past couple of weeks for that crime. the protests here though relatively quiet around the middle east not so much. in pakistan we had protests where the people were able to break through one wall of the major compo
the united states will not extradite the seven coptic christians living in united states or for that matter the pastor from florida who supported film here to egypt. it shows the hard-line islamists are gaining in this country that really changed over the past 18 months. on tuesday egypt was the very first of this wave of anti-american violence and a number of the organizers at the protests of the american embassy there that ended up tearing down the u.s. flag said not only do they want these...
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aung san suu kyi is in the united states for a 17-day long visit that includes a meegds with secretary of state hillary clinton on tuesday. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" is making its final voyage atop a jumbo jet. nasa's youngest shuttle left kennedy space center and headed west to become a museum piece at the california science center in los angeles. hundreds of trees were chopped down to make way for the spacecraft's final 12 mile journey through l.a. for its new home. the center has agreed to replant four times as many trees to address an outcry from local residents. nasa retired its shuttle fleet last summer. >>> and we've got developments about u.s. troops in afghanistan to report today. nbc's jim miklaszewski standing by at the pentagon and we will have a live report from kabul, from atia abawi. first, what is the state of the surge? >> the surge operation that was ordered by president obama on december 1st of 2009, ordering an additional 33,000 forces into afghanistan, an unpopular political decision at the time, that surge, while not officially over, is essentially over. w
aung san suu kyi is in the united states for a 17-day long visit that includes a meegds with secretary of state hillary clinton on tuesday. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" is making its final voyage atop a jumbo jet. nasa's youngest shuttle left kennedy space center and headed west to become a museum piece at the california science center in los angeles. hundreds of trees were chopped down to make way for the spacecraft's final 12 mile journey through l.a. for its new home....